Sports quiz of the week: World Cup winners, losers, scorers and songs

The Netherlands players celebrate after scoring against Senegal. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

1. The 32 teams at the World Cup have each chosen a song to be played when they score. Which goal music was chosen by three teams (including England)?

   1. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes

   2. Nobody Else Will Be There by The National

   3. Freed From Desire by Gala

   4. Bat Out Of Hell by Queer Giraffes

2. 

   There were three Rugby League World Cup finals in Manchester last weekend. Which of them was not won by Australia?

   1. Men’s

   2. Women’s

   3. Wheelchair

3. How many minutes of injury time were played in the England v Iran match at the World Cup in Qatar?

   1. 19

   2. 23

   3. 27

   4. 32

4. 

   Ireland are top of the world rankings in men's rugby union after a sensational run of victories. They have played nine countries this year, beating eight of them. Which team did they not beat in 2022?

   1. New Zealand

   2. South Africa

   3. Australia

   4. France

5. What was notable about the first goal of the World Cup in Qatar?

   1. The player who scored it was competing against the country where he was born

   2. It was the first opening goal scored from the penalty spot

   3. It was the first opening goal scored from outside of the box

   4. It was the first time the opening goal has been a header

6. 

   Argentina, one of the favourites to win the World Cup, lost their first game in Qatar. Who were the last team to win the World Cup after losing their first game?

   1. West Germany in 1974

   2. France in 1998

   3. Spain in 2010

   4. It has never happened

7. Fifteen players made it on to the pitch for Brazil against Serbia in their opening match at the World Cup. How many of them play for Premier League clubs?

   1. Five

   2. Seven

   3. Nine

   4. Eleven

8. 

   Christine Sinclair and Marta have done it in the women’s game. Who, as of this week, has done it in the men’s game?

   1. Gavi

   2. Cristiano Ronaldo

   3. Richarlison

   4. Marcus Rashford

9. Which of the 32 teams in Qatar has never scored a goal at the World Cup (in this edition or any previous tournament)?

   1. Wales

   2. Canada

   3. Costa Rica

   4. Ecuador

10. 

    Spain's 7-0 win over Costa Rica takes them into an exclusive group of countries who have scored more than 100 goals at World Cup finals. Which country has conceded the most goals at World Cups (127)?

    1. Brazil

    2. Mexico

    3. England

    4. Germany

Solutions

1:C - Gala seems happy that her most famous song, which was released in the mid-1990s, is now used at sporting events. “Music and sport both gather people of different backgrounds together – a rich guy and a poor guy, they both love the same song, they both cheer for the same football team,” she says. “It really brings people together from different backgrounds and countries.” Presumably the royalties pay well too., 2:C - England won it, beating France 28–24 in the final. , 3:C - Fourteen in the first half and 13 in the second., 4:D - This has been a remarkable year for Ireland. They won games against Wales, Italy, England, Scotland, New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji and Australia – but they did not beat France in the Six Nations. , 5:B - Enner Valencia, once of West Ham and Everton, had the honour., 6:C - Spain were beaten 1-0 by Switzerland in their opening game in South Africa but went on to win the World Cup for the first – and so far only – time in their history., 7:C - Alisson (Liverpool), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Casemiro, Fred and Antony (Manchester United), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), Richarlison (Tottenham), Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal). The last time Brazil won the World Cup, in 2002, they did not have any Premier League players in their squad (although Juninho moved to Middlesbrough a week after they won the final in Yokohama, and Gilberto Silva joined Arsenal later that summer)., 8:B - They have all scored at five World Cups. Ronaldo scored his goals in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. Not bad for a free agent., 9:B - At the time of writing, Canada have played four World Cup matches – three in 1986 (when they lost 1-0 to France, 2-0 to Hungary and 2-0 to Soviet Union) and one in 2022, which they lost 1-0 to Belgium. , 10:D - Brazil, the only country to have competed at every World Cup, have scored by far the most goals in the tournament's history (231).

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

5. 5 and above.

   Well played. Have a good weekend

6. 6 and above.

   Well played. Have a good weekend.

7. 7 and above.

   Well played. Have a good weekend.

8. 8 and above.

   That is a sensational score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

9. 9 and above.

   That is a sensational score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

10. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week

11. 10 and above.

    That is a sensational score. Well played. Have a good weekend.